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Driving test wait times in Britain fall below twenty weeks
Average waiting times for a practical driving test have fallen to under twenty weeks for the first time since November 2024.
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Learner drivers in September waited an average of 19.7 weeks, or about five months, for a practical driving test, according to BBC News. Official figures show that average waiting times dropped below 20 weeks for the first time since November 2024. [1][2]
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has been attempting to clear a backlog and reduce waiting times since the Covid pandemic began in 2020. BBC News reported that the agency originally hoped to cut the average wait time to seven weeks by the end of last year. [1]
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has pushed for progress on the issue. However, one driving instructor told BBC News that the current improvement is not anything to boast about. [1]
In short
- Learner drivers faced an average wait of 19.7 weeks for a test in September.
- Driving test wait times dropped below 20 weeks for the first time since November 2024.
- The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency originally aimed to reduce average waits to seven weeks by the end of last year.
Sources
Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.
- [1]Driving test waits fall to two-year low - but still average 20 weeksBBC News, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)
- [2]Driving test waits fall to two-year low - but still average 20 weeksBBC, 1h ago
Background
- [3]Jules Bianchi on Wikipedia
- [4]Driving on Grokipedia
- [5]New York officials warn drivers as fall deer mating season begins FTMQ News, 4d ago
Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 5 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.
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